another, a soldier fights on his knees with a shield on his left arm and a sword in his right [6] . Yet another fragment depicts a bearded, naked, front-facing figure with raised arms [7] [...] or their ancestors were signified by special togas worn by the actors in funeral processions (Hist. 6, 53, 7). During the late republic, triumphal honors in a funerary context commemorated the specific [...] Allusion: Meanings and Uses of Myth in Ancient Greek and Roman Society. Symposium Boston: Fenway Court. 91-107. Holliday, P. 2002 P. Holliday, The Origins of Roman Historical Commemoration in the Visual